Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Books

This book is a critical edition of William Caxton's Blanchardyn and Eglantine, a medieval romance that tells the story of a knight who falls in love with a beautiful princess. The book includes both the original Middle English text and modern...

Una analisi approfondita della retorica e del linguaggio utilizzati da Claudio Claudiano nelle sue opere. Parravicini esplora il rapporto tra l'autore e la sua epoca, e il modo in cui il suo stile si adatta alla letteratura latina dell'ultimo periodo...

This historical and geographic treatise is a fascinating exploration of the ancient Greek epic, The Odyssey, and its possible connection to the Egyptian story of Outinum. Through meticulous research and analysis, author Jonas Ramus argues that these two...

In this work, Gladstone examines the literary, historical, and cultural legacy of Homer and the Homeric Age. He explores the authenticity of the Homeric texts, and draws connections between the language, religion, and social structure of ancient Greece...

This book explores the rhetorical style of the historian Flavius Josephus, examining his use of language and grammar. Karl Raab provides critical analysis and insightful observations in this comprehensive study.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Across the world cattle remain absolutely essential to civilization's survival as a source of food, clothing, and labor. Human beings eat beef and ice cream, drink milk, wear leather, and love hamburgers and hot dogs. This book describes the history of...

Bringing far-removed time periods into startling conversation, this book argues that certain attitudes and practices present in Europe's Middle Ages were foundational in the development of the western concept of race. As early as the twelfth and...

A leading authority in the field, Phillip Harding here presents the very first English translations of the six Athenian writers known as the Atthitographers.

Steven Rozenski reopens old discussions and addresses new ones concerning late medieval devotional texts, particularly those showing continental and German influences.For many, Martin Luther's translation of the Bible into German has come to define the...

From the dawn of the early modern period around 1400 until the eighteenth century, Latin was still the European language and its influence extended as far as Asia and the Americas. At the same time, the production of Latin writing exploded thanks to book...

Ce livre classique a été initialement publié il y a plusieurs décennies sous le titre ""Mystery and Confidence A Tale. Volume. 2"". Il a maintenant été traduit par Writat en langue française pour ses lecteurs francophones. Chez Writat, nous sommes...

Dieses klassische Buch wurde ursprünglich vor Jahrzehnten unter dem Titel ""Mystery and Confidence A Tale. Volume. 2"". Es wurde jetzt von Writat für seine französischsprachigen Leser in die französische Sprache übersetzt. Bei Writat liegt uns die...

Ce livre classique a été initialement publié il y a plusieurs décennies sous le titre ""Mystery and Confidence A Tale. Volume. 3"". Il a maintenant été traduit par Writat en langue française pour ses lecteurs francophones. Chez Writat, nous sommes...

Vida e morte de Gengis Khan

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Ältere Deutsche Literatur, Mediävistik, Note: 1,7, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die aktuelle Forschung stellt verschiedene Thesen auf, wie und warum...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Ältere Deutsche Literatur, Mediävistik, Note: 1,0, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) (Institut für Germanistik: Literatur, Sprache, Medien), Veranstaltung: Tristan (und Isolde),...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Ältere Deutsche Literatur, Mediävistik, Note: 2,3, Universität zu Köln (Institut für Deutsche Sprache und Literatur 1), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Dass Schönheit im Erec eine zentrale Rolle...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Ältere Deutsche Literatur, Mediävistik, Note: 1,7, Technische Universität Darmstadt (Sprache- und Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Das Nibelungenlied, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...